CEFR B2

puzzling

adjective

Meaning

Causing confusion or difficulty because it is not easy to understand or explain.

Examples

The sudden disappearance of the ancient artifact was a truly puzzling event.
She found the instructions for assembling the furniture to be quite puzzling.

Synonyms: confusing, perplexing, mystifying, enigmatic

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puzzling (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌzlɪŋ/

Definition

Causing confusion or difficulty because it is not easy to understand or explain.

Examples

The sudden disappearance of the ancient artifact was a truly puzzling event.
She found the instructions for assembling the furniture to be quite puzzling.
Scientists are still trying to understand the puzzling behavior of these deep-sea creatures.

How to Use puzzling

find something puzzling (collocation): To consider something difficult to understand or explain. — "I find his sudden silence quite puzzling."
a puzzling aspect (collocation): A confusing or difficult part of something. — "One puzzling aspect of the case was the lack of footprints."

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